Your gallbladder may seem like a mysterious part of your body. What does it do, anyway? Until you have gallbladder pain, you may not even consider it much. The gallbladder is shaped like a pear. It's ...

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1. Jill Duggar revealed she had surgery to remove her gallbladder, a common procedure that's associated with gallstones, one month after giving birth to her third child. 2. Common symptoms of ...

The gallbladder is an organ located near the liver that stores bile produced by the liver. Bile is a fluid produced in the liver that aids in digestion. Gallbladder problems can occur when the organ ...

The key role of the gallbladder is to store bile, which aids the body in breaking down and digesting the fats you consume. When you eat something, your liver produces bile juice, which enters your ...

There’s never a good time to have gallbladder problems, but having them during pregnancy when you’re already uncomfortable is a double blow. Bile, a substance made by the liver, is stored in the ...

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was recently released from the hospital after being diagnosed and treated for acute cholecystitis — a benign gallbladder condition. While acute cholecystitis ...

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Your gallbladder is like a little storage sac: It sits under your liver, collecting bile until the liquid is needed to help break down fats. After you eat fatty foods, your gallbladder contracts to ...